Svedberg Biochem.
(ˈsvɛdbɜːg)
[The name of Theodor S. Svedberg (1884–1971), Swedish chemist.]
Also Svedberg unit. A unit of time equal to 10—13 second used in expressing sedimentation coefficients. Symbol S (S 4 d).
| 1942 Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. XLIII. 176 The members of the conference..indicated a desire to honor Professor The Svedberg... It was unanimously decided:..to adopt, as a convenient practical unit for sedimentation constants, the Svedberg, to be denoted by the letter S and equal to 10—13 times the absolute units, which are in seconds. 1944 Jrnl. Biol. Chem. CLII. 682 The average sedimentation constant of the iron hydroxide micelle was 150 Svedberg units. 1970 Nature 5 Sept. 1068/2 One can comprehend but not condone the biologist's affection for units such as Å, the Svedberg and mmHg. 1976 Sci. Amer. Aug. 63/1 It was the expected size (nine Svedberg units). |